Friday, October 31, 2014

Vitamins and antioxidants may help decrease your risk of
cataract as researchers have found that it may be possible that there is an
association between your risk of cataracts and your intake and levels of of
certain vitamins and antioxidants.

Researchers reporting their results in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition attempted
to clarify some of the inconsistent reports regarding the association between
blood antioxidants or vitamins and risk of age-related cataract by performing a
Meta analysis of 13 different studies.

They found the lower the
level of vitamin E, α-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, the greater the risk of
age-related cataract in Asian populations but not in Western populations,
whereas β-Carotene, lycopene, and β-cryptoxanthin had no significant
association with risk of cataract.While these results look somewhat
interesting, the question remains whether increasing intake through dietary
supplements actually have any role in decreasing the risk of cataract
formation.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center advises patients
to use decorative cosmetic contact lenses for Halloween with caution as the Food and Drug Administration, regulates all contact lenses as medical devices that
require a prescription and proper fitting by an eye-care professional. Even
someone with perfect vision would still require an eye exam and a prescription
in order to wear any kind of contacts, including decorative cosmetic lenses for
Halloween.

Beware Buying Halloween
Decorative Contact Lenses

Some websites advertise decorative contacts as if they
were fashion accessories or toys with fanciful, playful packaging in order to
attract teens and young adults, especially girls. The problem is not that
people use decorative, non corrective contact lenses, but that they buy the
devices without a prescription through unlicensed vendors on the Internet or at
flea markets and specialty shops.

Eye Health Problems with
Halloween Decorative Contact Lenses

The eye health problems one can experience with cosmetic
decorative contact lenses purchased over-the-counter contact lenses create a
huge risk including corneal abrasions, “pink eye” conjunctivitis and even more
serious types of corneal infection such as infectious keratitis with a corneal ulcer
that can result in profound vision loss.

The safe and effective use of contact lenses-whether decorative or not-requires
proper fitting and education about their care to prevent the potential for
serious eye problems from becoming a
reality. If you or a friend would like to learn more about contact lenses of
any type including decorative cosmetic contacts please call Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center at
219-464-8223, or visit Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center or facebook.com/nwindianaeyeandlaser
to schedule an appointment.

Monday, October 13, 2014

Diabetic Macular Edema is a common cause of vision loss
in diabetics suffering from the effects of diabetic retinopathy. We are
fortunate to have a number of treatment options including injections of Vascular
Endothelial Growth Inhibitor (VEGF) drugs such as Lucentis® & Eyelea® that
are helpful to treat and reverse the effects of Diabetic Macular Edema.

Researchers reporting in the British Journal of Ophthalmology shared helpful information about the
importance of the VEGF inhibitor
injection frequency and duration in the treatment of diabetic macular
edema. The study confirmed that patients
need to be patient as their ophthalmologists plan and schedule their
examinations, testing and visits as sometime the best results can only be
achieved multiple injections over some period of time. In general good long
term results are achieved by about 4 months of injection treatment, but 20% of
patients with persistent Diabetic Macular Edema at 12 months achieved a dry
macula with considerable restoration of vision with sustained treatment through
24 months suggesting that persistent
Diabetic Macular Edema at 4-12 months should not be used as a stopping
criterion for treatment.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

I had LASIK done 2 months ago and
I am so pleased with the results. I wore monovision contacts for years with
success and was a little hesitant HAVING MONOVISION lasik done. I am a plumber by day and ride motorcycles on
the weekends so I needed my vision to be great for all of the different things I
do. Dr. Buck assured me that I would be
a wonderful candidate for the procedure and could get me scheduled as soon as a
couple of weeks. So I made the
appointments and took the plunge. I was
very confident in the care that i was given and it is so nice to be treated
like your family every time you walk in the door. I would tell anyone to have lasik done. Don’t wait as long as I did!

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Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, LASIK & Cataract Surgeon Scott Buck, M.D. is the Founder of Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center, P.C. Dr. Buck earned his Medical Degree at Indiana University School of Medicine followed by a Residency in Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Buck provides examination, consultation and treatment for eye diseases as well as Laser Eye Surgery such as LASIK Eye Surgery for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. In addition, Dr. Buck provides implants (IOL) for the correction of astigmatism and near vision after Cataract Surgery. Further, he has a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface problems such as dry eye and dry eye syndrome and takes personal pride in providing patients with help for dry eyes. In addition, Dr. Buck and his staff are committed to helping patients look their best with both non-surgical aesthetic treatments such as BOTOX® Cosmetic and gel fillers such as Restylane® and Perlane, as well as cosmetic eyelid surgery such as Blepharoplasty to help with droopy, puffy or saggy eyelids.